Lecture/demonstration on computer music
Shaping the moment: compositional development of musical consequences
Composer William Kleinsasser discusses approaches to his recent compositions that engage questions arising from the integration of live performance with electro-acoustic music. these works set out to address opportunities offered by musical instruments within contexts of compositionally shaped resonance.
William Kleinsasser's compositions range from acoustic chamber and orchestral pieces to interactive computer music. His work integrating electro-acoustic music with virtuosic instrumental performance has been widely recognized and supported by commissions and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maryland State Arts Council, the American Music Center, Meet the Composer, and the Argosy Foundation among others. Kleinsasser's compositions have received national and international recognition in concerts, competitions, conferences and festivals. His music has been presented in public readings by the Indianapolis Symphony and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and a select list of presentations and performances include the ISCM-World Music Days, the National Symphony Orchestra, the League of Composers/ISCM, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, the Philadelphia Orchestra Trombone Quartet, the American Camerata for New Music, duo runedako, the Washington DC Composers Forum, and the New Music Ensemble at Towson University. Kleinsasser's music is recorded on the Mark, C74, Innova, and Ars Harmonica (ICMA) labels. Kleinsasser holds DM and MM degrees in composition from Indiana University School of Music and BA and BM degrees from the University of Oregon. He is a professor of composition and related studies at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland where he is also the Director of the New Music Ensemble.
Lecture/demonstration on computer music
Advanced Computer Music Techniques
Dr. Kim-Boyle will demonstrate and discuss some advanced real-time computer music techniques as used in some of his recent compositions. These will include spectral spatialization, spectral delays, and the use of timbral analysis as a musical determinant.
David Kim-Boyle, originally from Australia, is an audio engineer and composer whose work has been featured at various festivals and conferences around the world. An Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, recent presentations of his work have taken place at ICMC 2004 (Miami) and 2005 (Barcelona), DAFX 2005 (Madrid), SEAMUS 2004 (San Diego) and 2005 (Muncie), NIME 2005 (Vancouver), FEMF 2005 (Gainesville), the 2005 Sonic Odyssey Concert Series (Los Angeles), JIM 2005 (Paris) and the 2005 Electronic Music Festival (Basel). Upcoming performances of his music are scheduled to take place in Minnesota, California and Baltimore. In 2005 he was a guest artist at the Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnologie (Karlsruhe). Also active as a professional audio engineer, his work in this capacity has been released on various labels including EMF, Sunken Gong Records, Mark Custom Records, EMI Australia, and Recurrent (Australia).
Lecture/demonstration on music for clarinet and computer
Music for The New Clarinet
Clarinetist E. Michael Richards, and composers William Kleinsasser and David Kim-Boyle will discuss the works of new music for clarinet and computer that will be performed in this evening's concert : "The New Clarinet"
As a recitalist of new music, E. Michael Richards has premiered over 100 works worldwide. Trained as a clarinetist at the New England Conservatory (B.Mus.) and Yale School of Music (M.Mus.), Mr. Richards earned a Ph.D. in music theory at the University of California, San Diego. He is on the faculty of the Music Department at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
Concert of new music for clarinet and computer
E. Michael Richards performs a concert of contemporary music for clarinet and computer, including works by Pierre Boulez, Cort Lippe, William Kleinsasser, David Kim-Boyle, and Drake Mabry.
As a recitalist of new music, E. Michael Richards has premiered over 100 works worldwide. Trained as a clarinetist at the New England Conservatory (B.Mus.) and Yale School of Music (M.Mus.), Mr. Richards earned a Ph.D. in music theory at the University of California, San Diego. He is on the faculty of the Music Department at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
Robert Gluck performs new music for computer-mediated piano and electronic shofar, including compositions by Christopher Dobrian, Tzvi Avni, Robert Gluck, and others.
Robert Gluck is a composer and performer of interactive sound installation and performance, and electroacoustic soundscape composition. His work includes the sound installations 'Layered Histories' - an immersive sound and video environment with Cynthia Rubin - and 'Sounds of a Community', in which visitors trigger and shape recorded sounds by interacting with electronic musical sculptures. His performances feature home-built and retrofit sensor-based electronic instruments, including eSaz, eShofar and eBoard, as well as works for piano and computer. Gluck is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of the Electronic Music Studio at The University at Albany, and is Associate Director at the Electronic Music Foundation. He is also a Reconstructionist rabbi.
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